DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA
25-1067 Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary
Occupational Description:
Teach courses in sociology. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.Percentiles | |||||||||
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Geography | Employment | Emp SE* | Mean | Mean SE* | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA | 130 | 8 | $89,164/yr | $9,808/yr | $56,742/yr | $69,128/yr | $81,071/yr | $99,621/yr | $134,074/yr |
Minnesota | 280 | 10 | $82,405/yr | $5,356/yr | $50,993/yr | $66,451/yr | $77,343/yr | $93,013/yr | $112,170/yr |
U S | 13,850 | 291 | $86,123/yr | $1,120/yr | $40,333/yr | $55,549/yr | $76,070/yr | $104,370/yr | $149,462/yr |
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate. |
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Occupation (click title for details) | OES | Projections | |
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Employment | Median Wage | % Change - | |
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education | 13,390 | $65,976/yr | N/A |
Chief Executives | 4,170 | $93.14/hr | N/A |
Instructional Coordinators | 2,980 | $37.60/hr | N/A |
Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School | 2,570 | $117,709/yr | N/A |
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education | 2,370 | $67,805/yr | N/A |
Clergy | 880 | $24.71/hr | N/A |
Historians | 30 | $51.87/hr | N/A |
Anthropologists and Archeologists | 10 | $45.31/hr | N/A |
Sociologists | N/A | $28.35/hr | N/A |
Tasks for Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary
- Prepares and delivers lectures to students.
- Compiles bibliographies of specialized materials for outside reading assignments.
- Directs research of other teachers or graduate students working for advanced academic degrees.
- Serves on faculty committee providing professional consulting services to government and industry.
- Acts as adviser to student organizations.
- Conducts research in particular field of knowledge and publishes findings in professional journals.
- Advises students on academic and vocational curricula.
- Stimulates class discussions.
- Compiles, administers, and grades examinations, or assigns this work to others.